# Game design overview

This folder holds **vision-level** design: what we want players to feel, do, and discover before we lock schemas, APIs, or content pipelines. Use it for brainstorming and alignment; when something is ready to drive implementation, it should gain a path in [`docs/decomposition/`](../decomposition/README.md) or [`docs/plans/`](../plans/).

## Summary

Neon Sprawl’s design work here starts from **concrete visions** of mechanics, items, abilities, skills, professions, zones, and related systems. Documents below are added as we write them; each should stay opinionated and specific enough to argue with, without pretending to be a full GDD.

## Artifact index

| Document | Focus | Notes |
|----------|--------|--------|
| *(add rows as files land)* | | |

### Planned topics (stubs)

Link new files here when they exist; remove or rewrite this subsection once the table is populated.

- **Skills** — progression feel, caps, synergies, failure modes.
- **Professions** — identity, fantasy, how they differ from pure skill bundles.
- **Zones** — tone, danger, travel, faction or economic role.
- **Mechanics** — loops, constraints, what the server vs. client must honor.
- **Items** — categories, rarity philosophy, crafting vs. drops.
- **Abilities** — inputs, timing, combo with items and skills.

## Related repo docs

| Area | Location |
|------|----------|
| Module / epic breakdown | [`docs/decomposition/`](../decomposition/README.md) |
| Implementation plans | [`docs/plans/`](../plans/) |
| Architecture | [`docs/architecture/`](../architecture/tech_stack.md) |